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the opening bell on wall street, stocks were low amid with the uncertainty about the outcome of the u.s. election along with greece. the dow is currently down 9. the nasdaq is up 7. s&p is flat. >>> apple paid $713 million in tax on the nearly $37 billion it made overseas. that is less than 2%. if it brought that money home, apple could pay as much as $35% income tax on those earnings but leaving the money overseas is completely legal and many other multinational companies do exactly the same thing. >>> e-commerce is about to go up against a california law that limits how much information retailers can get from consumers who use a credit card. itunes, ebay and other retailers say they need to get information to avoid fraud and identity theft. but privacy advocates say e- tailers are violating a 20-year old law. >>> less than 24 hours until election day. president obama will watch the returns come in tomorrow in chicago. mitt romney will be in boston. that's where our reporter is live to send us the message on this. >> reporter: hi, dave. the last day and long day who will be campaigning
the opening bell on wall street, stocks were low amid with the uncertainty about the outcome of the u.s. election along with greece. the dow is currently down 9. the nasdaq is up 7. s&p is flat. >>> apple paid $713 million in tax on the nearly $37 billion it made overseas. that is less than 2%. if it brought that money home, apple could pay as much as $35% income tax on those earnings but leaving the money overseas is completely legal and many other multinational companies do...
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the u.s. government. >>> when a man stopped to videotape his son, he caught a amtrak train slam into a utility truck. the man rushed over to the scene and he thought that the two men inside the truck would be dead but instead they survived with hardly a scratch. >> he got out of the truck and i said are you all right. he said i'm fine. i said dude, you're the luckiest man alive right now. >> wow! that train was blaring the horn, the truck driver told the police that he did not notice the train coming. >>> mark mcgire will become a division rival to the world champion san francisco giants. he reportedly accepted and offer for the los angeles dodgers. he wants to work closer to his family that lives in orange county. >>> raider fans should be smileing this morning. the raiders have sold enough tickets to allow the fans to watch the game at home. it gave the raiders an extra day to sell more tickets to avoid the local blackout. you can watch the game right here at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow followed by t
the u.s. government. >>> when a man stopped to videotape his son, he caught a amtrak train slam into a utility truck. the man rushed over to the scene and he thought that the two men inside the truck would be dead but instead they survived with hardly a scratch. >> he got out of the truck and i said are you all right. he said i'm fine. i said dude, you're the luckiest man alive right now. >> wow! that train was blaring the horn, the truck driver told the police that he did...
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the u.s. it's snowing in north dakota. at least three inches of snow fell in some areas and cool temperatures have caused icy roads. a travel alert has been alerted for that entire state. >>> and with some ski resorts already open in california, many skiers and snow borders are heading to san francisco this weekend for the ski and snow board festival. the event which is hosted by snow bomb ends today. it's taking place from 11:00 until 6:00 tonight at the fort mason center. tickets are $20 and that includes two free lift tickets. the event atracks about 20,000 -- attracts about 20,000 people each year. >>> 7:25. if you still want a bit of nice weather. rosemary is delivering it up for us this weekend. things change quickly. >> you are right. it must be late fall. because a taste of summer coming our way and then we switch over to rain and snow for the sierra coming back. giving you a look outside and what is going on, very calm conditions right now. mostly blue skies around the region. take a
the u.s. it's snowing in north dakota. at least three inches of snow fell in some areas and cool temperatures have caused icy roads. a travel alert has been alerted for that entire state. >>> and with some ski resorts already open in california, many skiers and snow borders are heading to san francisco this weekend for the ski and snow board festival. the event which is hosted by snow bomb ends today. it's taking place from 11:00 until 6:00 tonight at the fort mason center. tickets are...
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it happened inside the u.s. bank inside the safeway on willow pass road. the robber is described as white, about 6'4", 150 pounds. he gave the teller a note demanding cash. police have not said how much money was taken. >>> 8:55. it's the day many dungenness crabbers have been waiting for. you may have to way a little more this year. the start of the season comes after an a -- after the crabbers come to an agreement with the fishermen. and that price is 75 cents higher than last year. >> i got a spot i want to get there first at if i can. but you never know why this guys. there might be somebody on it already. >> crabbers are allowed to set their traps today but cannot pull them until midnight. >>> there are two job fairs in the bay area. higher life is hosting the event in walnut creek and south san francisco. both run from 9:00 this morning until 12:30 this afternoon. the walnut creek job fare is at the embassy suites on treat boulevard. the other one is on gateway boulevard. job seekers are encouraged to dress professionally and bring several copies of
it happened inside the u.s. bank inside the safeway on willow pass road. the robber is described as white, about 6'4", 150 pounds. he gave the teller a note demanding cash. police have not said how much money was taken. >>> 8:55. it's the day many dungenness crabbers have been waiting for. you may have to way a little more this year. the start of the season comes after an a -- after the crabbers come to an agreement with the fishermen. and that price is 75 cents higher than last...
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u.s. soldiers in afghanistan celebrated the thanksgiving holiday with a traditional turkey meal, and a game of rugby. about 60,000 u.s. troops are in afghanistan. spending thanksgiving away from their families, for many, this will be the last thanksgiving they're deployed in that country. >> this is the first thanksgiving game we've done, so we're excited about t we have a lot of participation from folks that normally don't play. so -- >> notice he's wearing a jets jersey they were doe natured by the jets -- donated by the jets. almost all troops are scheduled to withdraw by the end of 2014 when afghan forces will take over security. >>> woman from sacramento county is giving back in a big way. helping americans soldiers over seas. >> lot of toothbrushes, toothpaste. >> (has a son, serving now in afghanistan. he told her that the troops need things like baby wipes, and socks. she decided to collect the items for christmas care package, andd responses has been overwhelming. >> of the while
u.s. soldiers in afghanistan celebrated the thanksgiving holiday with a traditional turkey meal, and a game of rugby. about 60,000 u.s. troops are in afghanistan. spending thanksgiving away from their families, for many, this will be the last thanksgiving they're deployed in that country. >> this is the first thanksgiving game we've done, so we're excited about t we have a lot of participation from folks that normally don't play. so -- >> notice he's wearing a jets jersey they were...
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now continuing our coverage of super storm sandy the death toll claimed to 98 in the u.s. this morning. 4.5million homes own businesses are still without power. and that is also deepening the ongoing gas crisis. the outages have forced many gas stations to close while also disrupting the flow of fuel from refineries to the stations that are open. and if drivers can find an open gas station, the wait can be two hours long. new jersey is trying to make sure sandy does not ruin next tuesday's election. military trucks will serve as polling places in flood ravage communities. the state is concerned many of the 3,000 polling places don't have electricity. the deadline to mail in ballot locations has been extepidded to the -- extended to the end of today. the bay area increasing its efforts to help. dozens left travis airport base. they are bringing much needed supplies and generators. more than three -- >>> just 7:11. and almost missing out on millions of dollars. how the california lottery tracked down a jackpot winner as time was running out. >>> the price of inactivity. how
now continuing our coverage of super storm sandy the death toll claimed to 98 in the u.s. this morning. 4.5million homes own businesses are still without power. and that is also deepening the ongoing gas crisis. the outages have forced many gas stations to close while also disrupting the flow of fuel from refineries to the stations that are open. and if drivers can find an open gas station, the wait can be two hours long. new jersey is trying to make sure sandy does not ruin next tuesday's...
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the u.s. and coalition forces are getting ready to pull their troops out of afghanistan by 2014. >>> you're probably getting ready for christmas now that thanksgiving is over. you may want to pop into the fairmont san francisco hotel tomorrow and get a look at the life sized gungier are bread houses there. 22 feet tall, this one has thousands of home baked, it will be unveiled at 11:00 a.m. visitors will be greeted with complimentary refreshments and holiday music. >>> we are following major traffic news for you this friday and tara moriarty watching that for us. what's going on. >> we have a sig alert on the peninsula, in palo alto and it got worse. we have three lanes blocked. this is a solo vehicle crash. they say that these lanes will be closed for up to six hours. a chp patrol car has overturned and the officer does need to be taken to the hospital. looks like a female driver. that's all we know at this point. but three lanes blocked u.s. 101 northbound at the san antonio avenue and embar
the u.s. and coalition forces are getting ready to pull their troops out of afghanistan by 2014. >>> you're probably getting ready for christmas now that thanksgiving is over. you may want to pop into the fairmont san francisco hotel tomorrow and get a look at the life sized gungier are bread houses there. 22 feet tall, this one has thousands of home baked, it will be unveiled at 11:00 a.m. visitors will be greeted with complimentary refreshments and holiday music. >>> we are...
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well, this week, the u.s. supreme court could decide whether the deal with the -- whether to deal with the issue of same-sex marriage. the court is due to hold a closed-door conference on friday. coming up for you at 7:15, the one decision the court could make that would make same-sex marriage legal here in california before christmas time. >>> all right. want to check in with tara filling in for sal. tara, it was crystal clear for most of my drive in from danville through walnut creek. but i know there's a lot of other heavy fog. >> that's right. and those advisories are in effect for the bridges. some other parts will be lifted at 9:00 this morning. the dumbarton bridge is the only bridge not under advisory but it is still foggy on the west side of the span. so be careful. this is 101 in san jose. tail lights are headed to the airport. if we head up to emeryville at the macarthur maze, you can see the fog we've been talking about. we can't see anything and the bay bridge toll plaza is much the same way. that
well, this week, the u.s. supreme court could decide whether the deal with the -- whether to deal with the issue of same-sex marriage. the court is due to hold a closed-door conference on friday. coming up for you at 7:15, the one decision the court could make that would make same-sex marriage legal here in california before christmas time. >>> all right. want to check in with tara filling in for sal. tara, it was crystal clear for most of my drive in from danville through walnut...
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voters in the u.s. virgin islands elected the house of representatives. >>> in a race for district seven seat remains up in the air. through six round of rank choice voting. board of education president has 381 votes. labor leader fx crawly has 11,352 votes. that's a difference of 29 votes. the department of elections hopes to finish counting the mail in ballots. it covers mersed and san francisco state university. >>> this could be censored over free speech and controversy. there is is a council resolution charging this person of unethical conduct. she asked an engineer to stop a man from blogging about her on the hercules patch work site. they later apologized for the perception is of stifling free speech. >>> this could end up costing students big money in the future. they are voting on a graduation fee for super seniors. they have higher fees if they take too long to graduate. it effects 9,000 students t needs it make room for new under graduates. some say the fee is not fair. budget cuts makes it m
voters in the u.s. virgin islands elected the house of representatives. >>> in a race for district seven seat remains up in the air. through six round of rank choice voting. board of education president has 381 votes. labor leader fx crawly has 11,352 votes. that's a difference of 29 votes. the department of elections hopes to finish counting the mail in ballots. it covers mersed and san francisco state university. >>> this could be censored over free speech and controversy....
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. >> earlier they were resend with the u.s. honor flag. the flag honors american heroes who lost their lives but it also symbol eyes a period of healing. >>> nancy addresses the fiscal cliff and hopes both parties can strike a political agreement. she says any deal must include a tax rate for the wealthy. they closed some loop wholes which is what some republicans are considering. >>> fresh off the presidential election, the race may have already begun and marco rubio so far he attended something for that and blames his colleagues for the fiscal cliff. >> at the same time controlling goes under, that was not an accident, congress chose that. >> some say rubio can attract the minority vote and they are pushing for reforms. >>> they are trying to replace the seat once held by congresswoman gabrielle giffords. congresswoman gabrielle giffords' former aid ron barber will run for a complete -- will -- ron barber will return for a complete run for the race and postedthis message on facebook. this is great news and we are so excited our friend is
. >> earlier they were resend with the u.s. honor flag. the flag honors american heroes who lost their lives but it also symbol eyes a period of healing. >>> nancy addresses the fiscal cliff and hopes both parties can strike a political agreement. she says any deal must include a tax rate for the wealthy. they closed some loop wholes which is what some republicans are considering. >>> fresh off the presidential election, the race may have already begun and marco rubio so...
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nature at its most delicious. >>> u.s. stocks edging toward small losses as investigators keep fretting about the fiscal cliff. the federal market and bonds are closed for this veterans day. taking a look at the big board, the dow is down 24. the nasdaq is down 6. s&p down 1. >>> thanksgiving dinner will be a little more expensive this year mainly because of the main attraction. a turkey that will feed ten people will cost a little more than $22. that's up almost $1 from last year. the total cost for dinner will average $49.50, which is 3% more than last year. >>> 8:44. let's bring you up 0 date on some of the other stories we're following for you. there may be a positive development in the 8-day-old strike. negotiations are expected to resume between rayly's and the management. >>> some members of congress want to know when the fbi started to investigate david petraeus and his extramarital affair. dianne feinstein says the committee should have been told about it a lot earlier. >>> a man who was found unconscious inside a
nature at its most delicious. >>> u.s. stocks edging toward small losses as investigators keep fretting about the fiscal cliff. the federal market and bonds are closed for this veterans day. taking a look at the big board, the dow is down 24. the nasdaq is down 6. s&p down 1. >>> thanksgiving dinner will be a little more expensive this year mainly because of the main attraction. a turkey that will feed ten people will cost a little more than $22. that's up almost $1 from...
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u.s. lawmakers are closely following the developments. >>> the united states of america has got to push as hard as we can to resolve this israeli/palestinian issue. so many events are making that process go forward. >> senator mccain goes on to believe he thinks the u.s. should send a high-ranking official. >> this is the first visit ever. coming up at 7:15, the other history-making stop on the president's stop. >> three people have been arrested now in connection with the death of a homeless man in santa cruz. police say the body of the 51- year-old victim was found late saturday night. he was pronounced dead at the camp site south of depot park. shortly after police say they found the suspects, jeremiah long, michael hudson and shaland gonzalez. they were booked for murder. the oakland tribune says the police union filed a harsh critique in court. the union also claims internal affairs investigators resulted in injust -- resulted in unjust charges. a judge will hear arguments about wheth
u.s. lawmakers are closely following the developments. >>> the united states of america has got to push as hard as we can to resolve this israeli/palestinian issue. so many events are making that process go forward. >> senator mccain goes on to believe he thinks the u.s. should send a high-ranking official. >> this is the first visit ever. coming up at 7:15, the other history-making stop on the president's stop. >> three people have been arrested now in connection...
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the u.s. strongly condemns the bombing and is ready to provide any assistance that israel requires. there were high hopes for a truce when she arrived in israel less than 24 hours ago but the bombing and israel's response launching new attacks in gaza is a dramatic setback. she's still pushing for a longer term solution. >> the goal must be security and advances the security of palestinians and israelis. >> there are reports that the tentative outline of a truce calls for a 72-hour cease-fire to give more time for some sort of diplomatic breakthrough. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:17. new this morning, general john allen is back at his job as a top u.s. and nato commander in afghanistan. allen returned to kabul after the announcement between the general and the general petraeus scandal. allen was supposed to testify before the senate committee on his nomination to become the commander of u.s./european command and the top nato general but that no
the u.s. strongly condemns the bombing and is ready to provide any assistance that israel requires. there were high hopes for a truce when she arrived in israel less than 24 hours ago but the bombing and israel's response launching new attacks in gaza is a dramatic setback. she's still pushing for a longer term solution. >> the goal must be security and advances the security of palestinians and israelis. >> there are reports that the tentative outline of a truce calls for a 72-hour...
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the agency says by 2030, the u.s. will export more oil from areas it purchases. >>> a 25-year-old newcomer was elected to the b.a.r.t. board of directors replacing a veteran. he reportedly had strong support from sun contractors. >> he recent lint graduated with a masters in city planning. he's been a supporter for extending b.a.r.t. into western contra costa county. he defeated b.a.r.t. board's president, who came under criticism for a lack of racial diversity when it comes to subcontractor practices. >>> well, san francisco supervisors hope a new report about bedbugs will help after they have to treat the number -- report the number. they don't have to give the exact address but they do have that report the census track they were called to. tennans are predicting the reports will show that bedbugs are a big problem in the city. >>> an nfl player who has been outspoken in his support for same-sex marriage says several oakland raiders players feel the same way. some of the raiders talked to him before sunday's game. t
the agency says by 2030, the u.s. will export more oil from areas it purchases. >>> a 25-year-old newcomer was elected to the b.a.r.t. board of directors replacing a veteran. he reportedly had strong support from sun contractors. >> he recent lint graduated with a masters in city planning. he's been a supporter for extending b.a.r.t. into western contra costa county. he defeated b.a.r.t. board's president, who came under criticism for a lack of racial diversity when it comes to...
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pull down the news menu bar. >>> the u.s. ambassador killed in that libyan attack has been laid to rest in northern california. a wreath of roses and an american flag are some of the items on chris steven' grave. according to the paper stevens was buried there on friday. he was 52 years old and grew up in piedmont. >>> there is a new study on breast cancer that finds parts of the bay area have much higher rates of invasive breast cancer compared to the rest of california. those areas include the western half of contra costa county. the northern most part of alameda county, an area that runs through alameda, santa clara and san mateo reports. san mateo news reports breast cancer rates in those areas were 10% to 20% higher than the state average from the years 2000 and 2008. breast cancer rates have been a major concern in marin county. >>> well, an iraq war veteran who said he was beaten by police during an occupy protest and needed surgery for a lacerated spleen is suing the alameda county sheriff's office. he claims the alam
pull down the news menu bar. >>> the u.s. ambassador killed in that libyan attack has been laid to rest in northern california. a wreath of roses and an american flag are some of the items on chris steven' grave. according to the paper stevens was buried there on friday. he was 52 years old and grew up in piedmont. >>> there is a new study on breast cancer that finds parts of the bay area have much higher rates of invasive breast cancer compared to the rest of california....
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you must be a u.s. citizen. a valid driver's license and no felony convictions. >>> a ban under consideration. the mascots you may not see on the field any more. >>> we are waking up with gray skies and widespread fog. coming up, when i expect it to burn off and what you are looking at for the afternoon. [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i
you must be a u.s. citizen. a valid driver's license and no felony convictions. >>> a ban under consideration. the mascots you may not see on the field any more. >>> we are waking up with gray skies and widespread fog. coming up, when i expect it to burn off and what you are looking at for the afternoon. [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half!...
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the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. >>> new this morning, secretary of state hillary clinton has agreed to appear before congress to testify about the september 11 attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. several hearings on this crisis are underway right now. allison? >> reporter: the state department has clearly taken most of the heat for not doing more to protect chris stevens and the three other americans who were killed in the attack in benghazi. now we learned this morning secretary of state hillary clinton will testify president bushily about it in front of congressional committees, most like live next month there are three hearings going on about the crisis here on capitol hill today. here is a live look at the house foreign affairs committee hearing going on right now. that commitment at the is getting a report that says the state department has been more reactionary than strategic when it comes to diplomatic security overseas. republicans say benghazi attack is an example of t
the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. >>> new this morning, secretary of state hillary clinton has agreed to appear before congress to testify about the september 11 attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. several hearings on this crisis are underway right now. allison? >> reporter: the state department has clearly taken most of the heat for not doing more to protect chris stevens and the three other americans who were killed in the attack in benghazi. now we learned...
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her lawyer wrote to the u.s. attorney aoffice in tampa -- u.s. attorney's office in tampa. >>> back here at home, overnight, a san francisco house fire was put out in the ingleside district. it started on the top floor of this home on capital avenue and lobo street around 10:30 last night. there were several people inside at the time, including children. the young girl had to be treated for smoke inhalation but no one else was hurt. >> also san francisco police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who slammed into two buses and a car before his car flipped over. now, this happened on russian avenue and prague street about 11:15. the driver reportedly ran a stop sign and smashed into a school bus, a muni bus and a car. the suspect's car even landed on its roof but he somehow climbed out and ran away before the police got there. none of the victims were hurt. >>> 8:16. one couple captures videos of two suspects threatening them with a gun in oakland. watch as the two demand the couple's phone at gunpoint. the men follow the couple as they drove a
her lawyer wrote to the u.s. attorney aoffice in tampa -- u.s. attorney's office in tampa. >>> back here at home, overnight, a san francisco house fire was put out in the ingleside district. it started on the top floor of this home on capital avenue and lobo street around 10:30 last night. there were several people inside at the time, including children. the young girl had to be treated for smoke inhalation but no one else was hurt. >> also san francisco police are searching for...
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one of the men served in the u.s. air force. they were arrested for plotting to bomb u.s. military bases and government facilities. the fbi says the men had planned to depart this month to carry out plots in afghanistan. >>> 7:14. the united states now expanding its involvement in the middle east crisis. as ktvu's alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, secretary of state, hillary clinton, now on her way to jerusalem to help try to work out a cease-fire. alison? >> reporter: dave, this is new this morning. egypt's president, who has been taking the lead in the negotiations, now says he believes a cease-fire is imminent. secretary of state, hillary clinton, will be meeting with israel's prime minister in about five hours in jerusalem. then she heads to the west bank to meet with palestinian leaders and finally to chiro rowe to consult with -- cairo to consult with egyptian officials. the death toll is climbing in israel as israel strikes there. hamas is launching more attacks on israeli cities. israel has agreed to put its planned offensive on hold now to g
one of the men served in the u.s. air force. they were arrested for plotting to bomb u.s. military bases and government facilities. the fbi says the men had planned to depart this month to carry out plots in afghanistan. >>> 7:14. the united states now expanding its involvement in the middle east crisis. as ktvu's alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, secretary of state, hillary clinton, now on her way to jerusalem to help try to work out a cease-fire. alison?...
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san jose joins four other u.s. cities with a minimum wage higher than the federal threat -- federal rate. >>> it means that i -- >> it means i will be able to go off food stamps which i'm currently on and i won't have to pick and choose between which bills i'm going to pay. >> we're pretty disappointed in the votes. the voters really voted with -- voted with their hearts, not their minds. >> the idea to raise minimum wage started in a san jose state university classroom. the professor says he's already getting calls in oakland and los angeles about how to get a minimum wage law passed in their cities. >>> half moon bay has one of the highest sales tax in the state. the half-cent sales tax increase is expected to raise about $875,000 a year. the money will -- will go towards infrastructure projects like fixing the crumbling main street bridge. >>> a woman arrested in san francisco accused of stealing a puppy from the spca. one of the employees called police after she saw the woman with this stolen terrier mix pickup
san jose joins four other u.s. cities with a minimum wage higher than the federal threat -- federal rate. >>> it means that i -- >> it means i will be able to go off food stamps which i'm currently on and i won't have to pick and choose between which bills i'm going to pay. >> we're pretty disappointed in the votes. the voters really voted with -- voted with their hearts, not their minds. >> the idea to raise minimum wage started in a san jose state university...
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last year, u.s. consumers spent a whopping $1.7 billion on all christmas trees. >>> well, the first family also getting ready for the christmas holiday. their christmas tree was delivered to the white house by horse drawn carriage yesterday. and first lady michelle obama, there she is with her two daughters, maliyah, sasha, and the family dog, bo, all on hand to check it out. mrs. obama called the tree perfect. it is a 19-foot tall frasier fir from a tree firm in north carolina. >>> the san francisco fire department sponsors a toys for tots drive at lefty's, and the bar manager says it's easy to donate. >> there's plenty of parking in union square garages. come by, get a drink and a sandwich, drop off a toy. >> lefty's is hoping that this year's donations will top the 10,000 toys collected just last year. >>> well, it's a kidnapping and rescue that struck the hearts of many people nationwide. and now, elizabeth smart is getting ready to share her story. >> we can impact and it felt like the building,
last year, u.s. consumers spent a whopping $1.7 billion on all christmas trees. >>> well, the first family also getting ready for the christmas holiday. their christmas tree was delivered to the white house by horse drawn carriage yesterday. and first lady michelle obama, there she is with her two daughters, maliyah, sasha, and the family dog, bo, all on hand to check it out. mrs. obama called the tree perfect. it is a 19-foot tall frasier fir from a tree firm in north carolina....
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. >>> u.s. stocks getting slammed this morning in the wake of]'s re-- in the wake of barack obama's re-election. also, there's new concern, new comments about the european bank's president underscoring the weakness in the european government. >>> mitt romney took the stage in boston just before 1:00 a.m. eastern time to concede the race. he did not speak long and gave a speech very different from the one he hoped to give. here's more on how romney ended his campaign. emily? >> reporter: good morning to you. for the first time in foyer seeable memory, we have mitt romney not -- in foreseeable memory, we have mitt romney not in the public today. he had planned to give an acceptance speech. instead, it was the concession speech less than five minutes long in which he said he congratulated president obama on his win. in the early hours after a long election day, mitt romney said he had called the -- called president obama and the race was over. i so wish i had been able to fulfill your wishes and pu
. >>> u.s. stocks getting slammed this morning in the wake of]'s re-- in the wake of barack obama's re-election. also, there's new concern, new comments about the european bank's president underscoring the weakness in the european government. >>> mitt romney took the stage in boston just before 1:00 a.m. eastern time to concede the race. he did not speak long and gave a speech very different from the one he hoped to give. here's more on how romney ended his campaign. emily?...
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the u.s. coastguard located that surfer just around 8:30 out here at ocean beach, just north of sea rocco oh seal rock, i should say. he was missing for about 30 minutes, last seen heading toward that rock. the first call came in at 8:06 a.m. in the area of kelly's cove. wet and windy creations created big waves. according to scanner traffic, the surfer wasn't too familiar with the water out here. we're still waiting on the condition of that surfer, but they did rescue the surfer on some rocks out there just north of seal rock. as soon as we get more information, we'll bring it to you. reporting live, lorainne blanco, ktvu channel 2news. >>> well, all this rain has some people living in daly city really worried about the possibility of another mudslide, following a water main break earlier this week in that neighborhood. several homes were evacuated tuesday when a pipe feeding the reservoir burst, sending 98,000 gallons of water down the hill. crews are stabilized the hillside and they do not
the u.s. coastguard located that surfer just around 8:30 out here at ocean beach, just north of sea rocco oh seal rock, i should say. he was missing for about 30 minutes, last seen heading toward that rock. the first call came in at 8:06 a.m. in the area of kelly's cove. wet and windy creations created big waves. according to scanner traffic, the surfer wasn't too familiar with the water out here. we're still waiting on the condition of that surfer, but they did rescue the surfer on some rocks...
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. >>> new this morning, u.s. lawmakers are said to be working on some new sanctions aimed a -- aimed at blocking iran. this is the latest development in the stand off over iran's nuclear program. the new sanctions would target, agricultural, industrial and consumer goods imported by iran. that could cripple the basic functioning of iran's -- of iran's economy. >>> deadly conflicts are still going on in syria. that has a lot of people fleeing syria. the united states says 11,000 syrians have left for other countries in the past 24 hours alone. they are fleeing to turkey, lebanon and jordan. the u.n. the number of people needing help could hit 400 million by the independent of the year -- by the end of the year. >>> secretary of state, hillary clinton, talked about chris stevens last night in washington. >> chris stevens was an inspiration to all who served with him and knew him during his life. >> chris stevens was post hume mewously awarded -- post hume muously -- post homoucsly awarded -- posthomously awarded an
. >>> new this morning, u.s. lawmakers are said to be working on some new sanctions aimed a -- aimed at blocking iran. this is the latest development in the stand off over iran's nuclear program. the new sanctions would target, agricultural, industrial and consumer goods imported by iran. that could cripple the basic functioning of iran's -- of iran's economy. >>> deadly conflicts are still going on in syria. that has a lot of people fleeing syria. the united states says...
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table in a number of different senate seats but they have a difficult road to get to a majority in the u.s. senate today. >> so if that's the case and we have a split congress how will the next president no matter who wins, be able to overcome the gridlock that's prevented congress from doing anything productive? >> reporter: yeah, i am not sure that you are going to have much of a change from where it is now. especially as we look ahead to the fiscal cliff and major decision that is have to be made at the end of the year. if nothing changes, in the congress, and even if nothing changes down at the white house either, we may just sort of be in the same position we were at before. it sounds so elementary there should be compromise and you should cut a deal but both parties have sort of weeded out their middle ground members. there's hardly anymore southern democrats or moderate democrats there's hardly anymore liberal or moderate republicans and we have a much more liberal group of democrats and a much more conservative group of republicans and there's not much middle ground and that may be
table in a number of different senate seats but they have a difficult road to get to a majority in the u.s. senate today. >> so if that's the case and we have a split congress how will the next president no matter who wins, be able to overcome the gridlock that's prevented congress from doing anything productive? >> reporter: yeah, i am not sure that you are going to have much of a change from where it is now. especially as we look ahead to the fiscal cliff and major decision that...
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they say an african american is killed by law enforcement in the u.s. every 36 hours. today's event will be held at noon at oakland's frank ogawa plaza. >>> napa valley college is airing -- officers say they fired on the man because he had a loaded gun. many of friends and family do not believe the police. the documentary made by the victim's friend will be aired next wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the mccarthy library. >>> full sum police are trying to figure out whether a problem with an accelerator caused a teenager driver to crash into a home last night. the teen was going at least 80 miles per hour right before impact, according to neighbors. her mercedes benz traveled 15 to 20 feet into the house, damaging parts of the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. her uncle says he blames the accident on the accelerator getting stuck. the family living in that home was out to dinner at the time. >>> a search warrant led emeryville police to a quarter million dollar marijuana stash. the department sent us this photo of boxes on boxes of marijuana from the bust, 400 pounds of it. dete
they say an african american is killed by law enforcement in the u.s. every 36 hours. today's event will be held at noon at oakland's frank ogawa plaza. >>> napa valley college is airing -- officers say they fired on the man because he had a loaded gun. many of friends and family do not believe the police. the documentary made by the victim's friend will be aired next wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the mccarthy library. >>> full sum police are trying to figure out whether a problem...